TCN Disputes Ikeja Electric's Claims on Lagos Power Outages

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has criticized Ikeja Electric for its explanation regarding persistent power outages in Lagos, claiming it misleads consumers about the causes. The outages on November 3 and 4 were attributed to instability in the national grid, but TCN insisted that declining electricity generation and operational issues within Ikeja Electric were primarily responsible.

TCN stated that no equipment failure or transmission line trip caused the interruptions. The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) had previously indicated that reduced electricity generation was due to inadequate gas supply to thermal plants and lower water inflows into hydroelectric reservoirs.

TCN provided data showing that 68% of outages on November 1 and 2 were due to frequency-control load shedding from insufficient generation, while 26% were linked to Ikeja Electric's noncompliance with allocation directives. TCN also examined 46 interruptions affecting Ikeja Electric's network, finding that many were related to the distribution company's operations.